Hemipodius nanus Sundevall, 1850: 110

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Hemipodius nanus Sundevall, 1850: 110 .

VERBATIM TYPE LOCALITY: “ Habitat in Caffraria inferiore. ”

CURRENT STATUS: Turnix hottentottus nanus ( Sundevall, 1850) ; Turnicidae ( Dickinson & Remsen 2013: 218) .

TYPE MATERIAL: Sundevall in his original description gave data for both male and female. According to Sundevall’s acquisition catalogue, he had five specimens on hand for the description (listed as Hemipodius sp. ign.). Gyldenstolpe (1926: 110) referred to two specimens as types, a male and a female, so no lectotype is designated and the type series consists of syntypes. The syntypes are: NRM 569828 [7728], an adult male collected 25 April 1840 in Durban; NRM 536899 [7730], a mounted female collected 17 July 1841 in Durban ; NRM 90107580 [7732], a study skin of an adult female collected 29 December 1839 in Durban ; RMNH. AVES.229704 [7729], a female collected 18 August 1841 at Pietermaritzburg , sent on exchange to Leiden in 1850; and a female [7731] collected 7 April 1840 in Durban , sent to Uppsala in 1857 .

VERIFIED TYPE LOCALITY: Durban and Pietermaritzburg , KwaZulu-Natal .

COMMENTS: Dates and place are confirmed by journal entries.